Thrust-bearing.



A. KINGSBURY.

THRUST BEARING.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.7,1913.

1,1 17,503. Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

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THRUST BEARING.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 7 1913.

Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

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INVENTOH ATTORNEY ED STATES-PATENT oFFIcE.

ALBERT KINGSBUBY, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

'i HRUs'r-BEARING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Original application filed Hay 9, 1911, Serial No. 626,363.

' I 1913. Serial No. 740,602.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that L'ALBERT K'mosanu r, a citizen ofthe Unitedstates, and a resident of Pittsburgh, county of Allegheny, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements -in Thrust-Bearings, pf which' the following is a specification, reference 'being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to thrust bearings arranged that the pressure isequally distributed upon thefra'dial shoes of which the bearing is comprised.

- Thisapplicati'on 1s adivision ofimycopending-applicationSerial No. 626,363 filed May 9th; 1911,, and I have-includeda preferred specific structure (see Figures 1;. 2 and 3) embodying the same invention;

I will describe'my invention in the fol lowing specification-and point out the novel features thereof in appended. claims.

in the drawingsFig. 1 is a sectional elevationon the line 1+1 of Fig. land Fig. 2 is aplan view with certain 'of" the parts removed of a bearing constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 3-is a section'al view, developed into a single plane, taken on theline 3% of Fig. 2. Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are views correspondin respectively to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of'a modi ed structure embodying my invention.

Like cha ractersof reference indicate cor responding parts in all the figui'es.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings, the structure here shown comprises a relatively stationary base 10 having an integral or attached channel-shapedmember 11. a rotatable shaft 12, which extends through a hole 13 in the base, a collar 14 mounted. on the shaft, and aplurality of Qimilar contact shoes 15 and supporting locks 16. The blocks 16 are adjustably supported in the channel of the member 11 Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

Divided and this application and are guided by an outer hexagonal wall 17. The blocks are substantially rhomboidal in form and have their adjacent edgesing clined to provide radial wedge-shaped cha'n nels. The shoes 15 have proJections 18 withspherically curved bottom surfaces-which filed January 7,

rest upon the inclined surfaces 'ofjadjacent blocks. They are thus pivotally supported and the downward pressure upon'each shoei' exerted by the shaft collar and its load tends to forceapart. the two blocks, on which-it is supported. Consequently the total thrust pressure sustained by the bearing is equal ized among theseveralshoes.

The inner wall 19 of the channel shaped- I member may be of any'desired shape or omitted entirely sinw there 7 is always a. component of the forces acting. upon the blocks which tends to force the. blocks against the outer hexagonal wall 17." Thevv I corners ofithe hexagon may becut away so that the faces canbe easily-machined.

25 is a sleeve which'surrounds the shaft and is secured to-the.baselOTwhichhas an outer wall and forms-an annular-Oilch'am-J ,ber or reservoir.

thus be inijne-rsed in'oil.v

The bearing surfaces can Radial slots 27 areprovid circulate under the channel ber11. I'norder to reduce the friction between the. spaced blocks and the base surfaces on which they bear. rollers 0r-balls 28 or other suitable means may be introduced as shown in Fig. 3. such as 16* should be secured to the base. or otherwise prevented from. revolving with the shaft. i

While I have shown a channel .member having hexagonal walls this memher'may be provided .withany member of symmetry.

cal sides arranged in the form of-a polydin the base so that the; oil may v shaped mem- In any-casejone of theblocks gen and in fact the outer wall may be cy: it

lindrical. The latter arrangenientis illus trated in Figsff, 5 and 6 of the drawings to "which reference will now be hadbase-10 of this structure has'a-n annular channel-shaped member l1 and a plurality of spaced blocks 42 having inclined surfaces- 43, are equally disposed about the shaft 12 in the channel. The openings between the members 42 are bridged by a series of blocks 44 having inclined surfaces 45 which are adapted to coiiperate with the surfaces 43 of the spaced blocks and are also located in the channel. Each of the members 44 is provided with a spherically curved recess 46 and .pivotally supports one of the bearing shoes 15.

In operation the spaced blocks adjust themselves in the channel of the member 42 until the pressure on the bearing is equally distributed among the shoes.

What I claim is:

1. A bearing comprising a base having retainin means, a plurality of spaced equalblocks having inclined adjacent surfaces, adjustable on the base and guided by the retaining means, and bearing shoes bridging the gaps between the spaced blocks and tiltably supported on-the adjacent inclined surfaces thereof.

2. A bearing comprising a; base having retaining means, a pluralityof circumferentially arranged spaced equalizing blocks having inclined adjacent surfaces, adjustable on the base and guided by the retaining means, and bearing shoes bridging the gaps between the spaced blocks and tiltably supported on the adjacent inclined surfaces thereof.

3. A bearing comprising a base having an outer retaining wall, a plurality of spaced equalizing blocks within the wall, and hear ing shoes bridging the gaps between the spaced blocks and tiltably supported on ad j acent edges thereof.

4. A bearing comprising a base having a retaining wall, a plurality ofspaced equalizing blocks adjustable on the base along the wall and having inclined adjacent surfaces forming radial channels and a plurality of bearing shoes tiltably seated in the radial channels and supported on the inclined surfaces of the-blocks.

5. A bearing comprising a base having a polygonal retaining wall, a plurality of spaced equalizing blocks adjustable on the base along the wall and having inclined adjacent surfaces forming radial channels and a plurality of bearing shoes tiltably seated in the radial channels on the inclined surfaces.

6. A bearing comprising a base, having a polygonal retaining wall, a plurality of spaced equalizing blocks adjustable 011 the base adjacent to the polygonal surfaces and having inclined adjacent surfaces forming radial channels and a plurality 0 bearing shoes having spherically curved bottom surfaces seated in the radial channels on the inclined surfaces of the block.

7. A bearing member comprisin a base having retaining members, arrange to constitute the sides of -a polygon, a plurality of spaced equalizin blocks adjustable on the base and respectively guided by the retaining members and having inclined adjacent surfaces forming radial wedge-shaped channels between the blocks, anda plurality of bearing shoes having downwardly extending projections with spherically curved bottomsurfaces,.bridging the gaps between the spaced blocks, the spherically curved surfaces of the shoes resting on the adjacent in- \ar resting upon the flat surfaces-of said shoes.

9. A thrust bearing comprising a horizontal fixed basehaving an outer retaining wall, a plurality of spaced equalizing blocks slidably resting upon said base, one of said blocks bein connected with the base, each of the equalizing blocks having its upper edges beveled to form with adjacent blocks radial open channels with oppositely inclined bearmg surfaces; and a plurality of bearing shoes having spherically curved convex under surfaces resting upon the bearing surfaces of said channels; and tending to push said equalizing blocks apart and a ainst the retaining wall, said shoes having at upper surfaces, and a shaft collar resting upon the flat surfaces of said shoes.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hiand this 2nd day of January in the year 913.

, ALBERT KINGSBURY.

Witnesses i A. M. LUNDY, B. B. Hn zns.

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Washington, D. 0. 

